So I was out with my boss at a coffee hut in Myanmar. He wanted to play cards with the team. As soon as he started shuffling,a staff came to our table and told us we couldn’t play that there. When we asked him why, he told us that it was taboo and they asked … More No cards in Myanmar

I remember the first time me and my friend took the Matatu ( small taxi type bus) to go from Kampala to Nansana where we were working at the Community Primary School. We agreed with the driver to pay 3,000 UGX ( Ugandan Schillings) for the ride. Once we arrived we wanted to confirm again and … More One, two, three

When you are meant to stay in a new country for a certain period of time, you always try to find a balance between your own habits and what is accepted in the new environment. Being a catholic, I first found it difficult to find a church to attend as majority of people here in … More A church tin’

I experienced cultural shock walking down the street in my home country, with one of my friends from Ghana. We passed by a fat tabby cat after which my friend smiled and said: “That cat looks tasty!”. Of course I didn’t take this seriously until I made a recent move to Ghana and told … More I wanted a cat…but not for diner